The Lakers aren't in the best situation, to make an immediate change they have to take a risk to turn into serious title contenders again. In this trade LAL trades AD and Russ, the 2 big names next to LBJ that have caused us some problems. Thankfully those guys can help other teams in other ways.

TRADES

Pacers - They get Russ, with this they can get off brogs money 2 yrs earlier to help their lil rebuild. Brog has had injuries and has trouble staying on the floor so this would work for both sides LAL just have to hope brog can stay healthy. Oh yh and Pacers get two 2nds

Hawks - They got completely embarrassed in these playoffs by a good defense that realizes Trae has no help, no other guy that can go get a bucket of play make a lil. AD would fit very well in that roster, he's shown to be a great playmaker through his career, and would take a lot attention off of Trae.

Magic - They have a very valuable pick this yr with all this good talent. In return for their 1st pick they get back a young C that has a lot of potential, nd 3 young wings. They also get 2 fists. This might be a lil overpay yes, but it's worth it in the long run.

LAL - Yes they trade their 2 stars, a 1st and a young promising player. But they get the 1st pick in the draft. They should get Jabari Smith, a very good 3/4 that would play very great nxt to LBJ. And with the cleared cap space they can sign guys like bamba, lavine, damian, and otto enticing those guys to win a chip with lebron.

LAL Starters

• Brog, Lavine, LBJ, Jabari, Bamba

Bench

• Nunn/Reaves, Otto, Stanley, Wenyen, Damian